Date: Thu, 8 Dec 94 17:59:31 HST

	JACK LAW IS APPOINTED TO HAWAII'S CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION	

	It is now official.  Governor John Waihee, during his last
week in office (ending Dec. 5), appointed Jack Law, an openly gay
businessman, to fill a vacancy in Hawaii's Civil Rights Commission.
Jack fills immediately the vacany (which was created by resignation),
and will serve until some time in 1996.

        The Civil Rights Commission is an ongoing commission, which 
reviews civil rights complaints in many areas of discrimination,
including race, gender, ethnic origin, and (for employment only)
sexual orientation.

        Jack is the owner of several businesses in Waikiki, among them
Malia's Cantina (a restaurant and bar), The Wave, and Hula's Bar and
Lei Stand.  Jack strongly supports AIDS relief organizations,
Hawaii's Equal Rights Marriage Project, the Equality Fund (a gay
and lesbian political action committee), and numerous community organi-
zations. 

	This is good news for gay rights in Hawaii, because it
emphasizes that gay rights are civil rights.  

        				Aloha!


					Tom Ramsey
					Secretary 
					Hawaii Equal Rights Marriage Project
					ramsey@math.hawaii.edu